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A Push to Redefine Knowledge at Wikipedia - NYTimes.com - 6 views

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When Knowledge Isn't Written, Does It Still Count? Interesting look at citation policies at English Wikipedia and the complications they create in sharing media and information about cultures where written, published sources that can be cited aren't as easily found.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">When Knowledge Isn't Written, Does It Still Count? Interesting look at citation policies at English Wikipedia and the complications they create in sharing media and information about cultures where written, published sources that can be cited aren't as easily found. </div>

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SCIS | Ten reasons why Google can't replace learning - 12 views

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10 Tips to Help Master Prezi - 16 views

tippingpointlabs.com/...10-tips-to-help-master-prezi

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Mrs. Yollis' Classroom Blog: How to Compose a Quality Comment! - 31 views

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digitalresearchtools / FrontPage - 3 views

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Great wiki of research tools!

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A Rubric for Evaluating Student Blogs - ProfHacker - The Chronicle of Higher Education - 10 views

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Google Student Blog: Recent updates to Google Docs - 8 views

googleforstudents.blogspot.com/...nt-updates-to-google-docs.html

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Mary Worrell on 22 Sep 10

Updates to Google Docs! Some interesting new features here to aid in collaboration.

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Nameless, Faceless Children (Blogs & Internet Safety) | Julie A. Cunningham - 7 views

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I would say that they primarily need protected from themselves… that they need help moderating their web presence until they understand the full ramifications of things they say online.  I don’t think that means they need to be anonymous.  I do think that anonymity tends to foster less responsible behavior, in both children and adults alike
- Mary Worrell on 21 Sep 10
  
  Hear hear! Boogeyman tactics don't work. Educators and parents should be online, modeling the sort of digital citizenship we hope for our children and students - the kind that will keep them safe.
  
  <div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Hear hear! Boogeyman tactics don't work. Educators and parents should be online, modeling the sort of digital citizenship we hope for our children and students - the kind that will keep them safe.</div>
  
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Mary Worrell on 21 Sep 10

Great article demonstrating the threats of real life and juxtaposing them with the threats of having an active, online life.

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Mary Worrell on 21 Sep 10

Great article demonstrating the threats of real life and juxtaposing them with the threats of having an active, online life. Might be a good conversation starter with tech facilitators at your school.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Great article demonstrating the threats of real life and juxtaposing them with the threats of having an active, online life. Might be a good conversation starter with tech facilitators at your school.</div>

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Open Culture - 12 views

www.openculture.com

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All sorts of free stuff here! Free podcats, foreign language lessons, etc.

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Mary Worrell on 16 Sep 10

All sorts of free stuff here! Free podcats, foreign language lessons, etc. I haven't sifted through everything, but I found it through a tweet by @todbaker - there might be some good lesson ideas or resources in here.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">All sorts of free stuff here! Free podcats, foreign language lessons, etc. I haven't sifted through everything, but I found it through a tweet by @todbaker - there might be some good lesson ideas or resources in here.</div>

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tweenteacher.com » Google's Top Ten Golden Rules and Education - 19 views

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Google's Top Ten Golden Rules through the lens of education. Short and interesting read. I can see some of these working their way into my philosophy of classroom management.

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Mary Worrell on 14 Sep 10

Google's Top Ten Golden Rules through the lens of education. Short and interesting read. I can see some of these working their way into my philosophy of classroom management.

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The Future Of Reading | Wired Science | Wired.com - 7 views

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I sometimes wonder why I’m only able to edit my own writing after it has been printed out, in 3-D form. My prose will always look so flawless on the screen, but then I read the same words on the physical page and I suddenly see all my clichés and banalities and excesses
- Mary Worrell on 09 Sep 10
  
  I have the same issue. As a business reporter out of college, my first copy editor pushed me to start printing out my drafts for my first round of edits. My editing was much more in-depth and thoughtful, which made her job a lot easier.
  
  <div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">I have the same issue. As a business reporter out of college, my first copy editor pushed me to start printing out my drafts for my first round of edits. My editing was much more in-depth and thoughtful, which made her job a lot easier.</div>
  
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Mary Worrell on 09 Sep 10

Just another person's opinion on the future of reading and the future of books, but I found it interesting!

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Confusing Words - 11 views

www.confusingwords.com

ESL teaching language writing vocabulary reference grammar

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Great reference for teachers and students. Plug in a confusing word (effect versus affect, for example) and get help.

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Companies want applicants with social-media skills | ajc.com - 6 views

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Mary Worrell on 07 Sep 10

Just another argument for getting social media into classrooms. Our students will be expected to demonstrate their digital footprints in job interviews and not addressing this is doing them a disservice.

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A Summary of Everything The New York Times Learning Network Offers - NYTimes.com - 6 views

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Her Own Terms: The Teaching Life Revisited - 3 views

www.marshapincus.com/...teaching-life-revisited.html

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Mary Worrell on 07 Sep 10

Inspirational post about the tears and rewards that come with being a teacher.

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Mary Worrell on 07 Sep 10

Incredibly inspiring. Read this when you're wondering how you're going to make it through another year!

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Chase SLA ENG 11 Syllabus 10-11 - 7 views

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English literature syllabus SLA 11th_grade teaching

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Engaging syllabus for 11th grade English class at Science and Leadership Academy in Philadelphia, PA (USA). I really love the balance of structure and autonomy.

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SCC ENGLISH: iPhone Apps - 6 views

www.sccenglish.ie/...iPhone%20Apps

English teaching apps teaching_apps

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A short and useful list of iPhone apps for English teachers.

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How to use backchanneling in your classroom - 22 views

www.njea.org/page.aspx

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BBC News - Phone texting 'helps pupils to spell' - 6 views

news.bbc.co.uk/...8468351.stm

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Mary Worrell on 25 Jan 10

A new report suggests that texting might help student spell. *gasp!*

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Teacher Magazine: Giving Classrooms a Purpose - 11 views

www.edweek.org/...ln_ferlazzo_effectiveness.html

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“Never do for someone what they can do for themselves. Never.”
- Mary Worrell on 21 Jan 10
  
  This is something every teacher, myself included, should keep in mind when students struggle. Help them, but only enough so they can finish the race on their own. Zone of proximal development.
  
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On our overhead, I enter the choices in side-by-side columns and give examples of the difference between the two.
- Mary Worrell on 21 Jan 10
  
  I love this idea! Making our teaching processes and decisions transparent to students gives them more ownership in the classroom.
  
  <div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">I love this idea! Making our teaching processes and decisions transparent to students gives them more ownership in the classroom.</div>
  
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Mary Worrell on 21 Jan 10

I really enjoyed this post by Larry Ferlazzo (thanks to Meredith Stewart's retweet). Got me thinking about the sort of classroom culture I'd like to help create with my students.

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